diff --git a/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade b/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade
index 512ea39..340ef58 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 				placeholder='Description') {{ shot.description | hide_none }}
 
 		.input-group
-			label(for="shot-status") Status:
-			select.input-transparent#shot-status(
+			label(for="item-status") Status:
+			select#item-status.input-transparent(
 				name="status")
 				| {% for status in shot_node_type.dyn_schema.status.allowed %}
 				| <option value="{{ status }}" {% if status == shot.properties.status %}selected{% endif %}>{{ status | undertitle }}</option>
@@ -141,4 +141,8 @@ script.
 				.autoResize()
 				.blur();
 		});
+
+		$('#item-status').change(function(){
+			$("#item-save").trigger( "click" );
+		});
 	{% endif %}
diff --git a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
index 7f7346c..9ab7729 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
 					| {% endif %}
 
 			.input-group
-				label#task-status Status:
-				select(
+				label#task-status-label Status:
+				select#item-status(
 					name="status",
-					aria-describedby="task-status")
+					aria-describedby="task-status-label")
 					| {% for status in task_node_type.dyn_schema.status.allowed %}
 					| <option value="{{ status }}" {% if status == task.properties.status %}selected{% endif %}>{{ status | undertitle }}</option>
 					| {% endfor %}
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ script.
 		$('#item-description')
 			.autoResize()
 			.blur();
+
+		$('#item-status').change(function(){
+			$("#item-save").trigger( "click" );
+		});
 	{% endif %}
 
 	$('.js-help').openModalUrl('Help', "{{ url_for('attract.help', project_url=project.url) }}");